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Sweet Red Peach Pasadena. | Mona Holmes Plus, Wine & Eggs new Burbank shop, Bar Flores gets ready for spring with tacos, and more Sweet Red Peach’s Southern California expansion shows no signs of slowing as its new bakery opened in Pasadena on March 18. It marks the fourth location for the popular Inglewood-based bakery that prepares some of the region’s favorite classic desserts directly across the street from the longstanding Houston’s on Arroyo Parkway.
The shop expanded to Menifee and Torrance in 2024, and the West LA and Santa Clarita outposts are scheduled to open in 2025.Kenyatta Glover is the franchise owner for Sweet Red Peach Pasadena. Glover and her husband are longtime friends with founder Karolyn Plummer and decided to go into business together.
Plummer’s menu is the same at all locations in Inglewood, Menifee, and Torrance, with blue velvet, carrot, or German chocolate layer cakes, sweet potato pie, cupcakes, a creation called peach cobbler nachos, banana pudding cheesecake, or the classic dessert beloved by the Black community: 7-Up cake. The Pasadena Sweet Red Peach is the first one to offer soft serve.Sweet Red Peach Pasadena is open daily from 11 a.
m. to 7 p.m.
at 319 S. Arroyo Parkway #6, Pasadena, CA, 91105. Mona Holmes Sweet Red Peach soft serve.
Fifth anniversary at the Wood Urban KitchenThe Wood Urban Kitchen will celebrate five years of business in Inglewood by serving brisket, ribs, and barbecue combinations for seriously reduced prices on Saturday, March 29. The Wood Urban Kitchen Flyer for five year anniversary. Wine and Eggs debuts a new shop in BurbankAtwater Village’s Wine and Eggs debuted a sister shop in Burbank.
Jeremy Allen (formerly of MiniBar) and chef Lesley Holmes opened Olive Wine and Liquor on March 14 at 3117 West Olive Avenue. The new shop has a similar vibe to the Atwater market with specialty wines, unique brands, and special events.Local cookbook author (and math teacher) at Now ServingLA-based baking scientist and math teacher Benjamin Delwiche published a new cookbook called Dessert Course.
Author Nik Sharma will facilitate a chat at cookbook-focused Chinatown bookstore Now Serving on March 29 at 11 a.m. The full details are on Eventbrite.
Bar Flores amps up for warm weather and Dodger SeasonStarting Thursday, March 27, Echo Park’s Bar Flores will reopen its newly renovated taco cart area on the patio. Lowboy and Donna’s chef Sathia Sun will sling tacos, potato taquitos, and mulitas from Thursday to Saturday until 10 p.m.
; prices range from $4 to $6. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Bar Flores (@barflores_la).
